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  After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletics have gone home and the television audience has switched off, another group of athletics and fans will arrive at the host city, and another competition will begin.These are the Paralympics, the games for athletes with a disability.But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest Paralympics will not be taking part.

  She is a British athlete by the name of Tanni Grey-Thormpson.Born with spine hifida(脊椎裂)which left her paralysed from the waist, Bown Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7.At first, she was not keen on sport, apart from horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom.But in her teens, she started taking sports more seriously.She tried swimming, basketball and tennis.Eventually she found athletics, and never looked back.

  Indeed, Tanni’s athletic career took off.In 1984, when she was 15, she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100metres at the Junior National Wheelchair Games.

  In 1988, Tanni went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoul.She won bronze in the 400 metres.Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelonn.Paralympics.Tanni won gold in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process.In the same year she achieved she first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories.

  Tanni’s enduring success had been part motivation(动机), part preparation, “The training I do that enables me to be a good sprinter(短跑运动员)enables me to be good at a marathon too.I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I want to see….I am still competing at a very high level, but as I get older things get harder and I want to retire before I fall apart.”

  Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007.Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

  In spite of ups and downs, she never take her fate lying down.In her splendid life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in series of Paralympics- a top level athletic career covering two decades.She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times, more than any other competitor, and she has set over thirty world records.

  What advice does she have for young athletes? “Work hard at your studies, and then train, train and train again.”

(1)

Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?

[  ]

A.

Basketball

B.

Swimming.

C.

Tennis.

D.

Horse-riding.

(2)

When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?

[  ]

A.

In 1984.

B.

In 1988.

C.

In 1992.

D.

In 2007.

(3)

The underlined word “that” in the 5th paragraph refers to _________.

[  ]

A.

fifty weeks’ training

B.

being a good sprinter

C.

training almost every day

D.

part motivation and part preparation

(4)

What can we learn from Tanni’s success?

[  ]

A.

Union is strength.

B.

Never too late to learn.

C.

Well begun is half done.

D.

No pains, no gains.

答案:1.D;2.C;3.C;4.D;
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  To extinguish(熄)different kinds of fires, several types of fire extinguishers(灭火器)have been invented.They must be ready for immediate use when fire breaks out.Most portable(手提式的)kinds operate for less than a minute, so they are useful only on small fires.The law requires ships, trains, buses and planes to carry extinguishers.

  Since fuel, oxygen(氧气)and heat must be present for fire to exist, one or more of these things must be removed or reduced to extinguish a fire.If the heat is reduced by cooling the material below a certain temperature, the fire goes out.Water is the best cooling material because it is low in cost and easy to get.

  Another method of extinguishing fire is by cutting off the oxygen.This is usually done by covering the fire with sand, steam or some other things.A blanket(毯子)may be used to cover a small fire.

  A third method is called separation, which includes removing the fuel, or material easy to burn, from a fire, so that it can find no fuel.

  The method that is used to put out a fire depends on the type of fire.Fires have been divided into three classes.Fires in wood, paper, cloth and the like are called C1ass A fires.These materials usually help keep the fire on.Such fires can be stopped most easily by cooling with water.

(1)

If a fire breaks out on a bus, which of the following should be ready there for you to use?

[  ]

A.

Sand

B.

Water

C.

A blanket

D.

An extinguisher

(2)

To cover a small piece of burning wood with a basin(盆)in order to stop the fire is aft example of ________

[  ]

A.

separating the fire

B.

reducing the heat

C.

removing the fuel

D.

cutting off the oxygen

(3)

In choosing how to put out a fire, we should first be clear about ________

[  ]

A.

when it breaks out

B.

how it comes about

C.

what kind it is

D.

where it takes place

(4)

What would the writer probably discuss in the next paragraph?

[  ]

A.

Another class of fire.

B.

Another type of extinguishers.

C.

How fires break out.

D.

How fires can be prevented.

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